Toy train car with print of grafitti artwork by Dondi White: Museum Object and Cultural History
Toy train car with print of grafitti artwork by Dondi White: Date: after 2004. Created by: Bigshot Toyworks. Subject of: Dondi White, American, 1961 - 1998.
The object in the museum catalogue
A toy train car with the facade covered in an inkjet image of graffiti that spells D-O-N-D-I and has a large green hand with its palm open and reaching towards to the D on the left side. This toy was created after Dondi White's death.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: after 2004
- Created by: Bigshot Toyworks
- Subject of: Dondi White, American, 1961 - 1998
- Type: toys (recreational artifacts)
- Medium: plastic , ink on paper
- Dimensions: L x W: 20 11/16 x 4 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (52.5 x 12.4 x 4.1 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Object number: 2011.148.26
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Dondi White Estate
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Bigshot Toyworks Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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